Richard Gill: key obituary facts
Is Richard Gill dead? Yes. Richard Gill died on October 28, 2018, at age 76.
Cause of death: Richard Gill's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Richard Gill known for?
He was an Australian conductor (1941-2018).
More about Richard Gill
Born: 4 November 1941.
Place of birth: Eastwood.
Place of death: Sydney.
Gender: male.
Occupation: conductor, music educator, music director, choir director.
Nationality: Australia.
Education: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Marist College Eastwood.
Employer: Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Awards: Medal of the Order of Australia, Centenary Medal, Officer of the Order of Australia, Don Banks Music Award.
Occupations: Conductor, educator.
Richard Gill, the Australian conductor, died on October 28, 2018, aged 76.
Born in Eastwood on November 4, 1941, he attended Marist College Eastwood and later studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Gill became known as a conductor of choral, orchestral and operatic works, as well as a music educator and advocate for music education for children.
He was a teacher at Marsden High School in West Ryde before becoming a professional conductor, and in 1969 he was the founding conductor of the Strathfield Symphony Orchestra in Sydney. He later held roles at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and received honours including the Medal of the Order of Australia, the Centenary Medal, the Officer of the Order of Australia and the Don Banks Music Award.